1759 in architecture

The year 1759 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

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Events

• Work begins on Harewood House in Yorkshire, England, designed by John Carr and Robert Adam.

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

Trinity College, Dublin

• Dumfries House in Scotland, designed by Robert Adam.
• West front of Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) on College Green, designed by Henry Keene and John Sanderson.
• Royal Palace of Riofrío in Spain, designed by Virgilio Rabaglio.

Births

• January 21 – François Baillairgé, French Canadian architect, painter and sculptor (died 1830)[1]
• May 20 – William Thornton, physician, inventor, painter and architect, first Architect of the Capitol[2] (died 1828)

Deaths

• date unknown – Carlo Francesco Dotti, Bolognese architect (born 1670)

References

1. "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
2. Elinor Stearns; David N. Yerkes (1976). William Thornton: A Renaissance Man in the Federal City. American Institute of Architects Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2013.